The purpose of this research paper is to report the following three research issues: (1) various class formats for online classes and their characteristics, (2) trends in the promotion of the university education Digital Transformation (DX) business concept in Japan, and (3) a case study on hybrid group work exercises in 2022 by effectively utilizing educational DX technology. In Japanese higher education, in addition to general lecture subjects, group work exercises and project-based learning (PBL), active learning (AL), experimental and practical training subjects have typically been conducted in face-to-face classes. In 2020, due to the impact of the COVID-19, it become no longer possible to conduct face-to-face classes, and it was necessary to urgently introduce online classes, including on-demand, real, and hybrid types of class. As part of the measures for the post-coronavirus era, leading universities in Japan started working on their own education DX business concept as starting a public offering subsidy under the Digital Utilization Education Advancement Project by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science, and Technology (MEXT). Hybrid group work exercises by effectively utilizing educational DX technology deals with the following: (1) Curriculum design for hybrid group work exercises combined with PBL and AL, (2) Shared digital whiteboard and DX learning environment systems, and (3) Q&A system using knowledge BOMs (Bill of Materials) and AI chatbot.
Tamaki et al. (Wed,) studied this question.